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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

People in London’s poorest areas face higher risk of traffic death or injury – TfL

An injured person is wheeled to an ambulance by paramedics and firefighters after a road traffic collision
An injured person is wheeled to an ambulance by paramedics and firefighters after a road traffic collision. Photograph: Rex Features

People living in London’s poorest areas face a far higher risk of suffering traffic-related deaths or serious injury than those in wealthier neighbourhoods, a Transport for London study has found.

TfL said the casualty figures demonstrated the need for continued work to make streets safer as a matter of social justice – including cutting speed limits on more of the roads it manages throughout the capital.

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